Poached Pear In Orange Juice

1. 1

   Peel pear, halve it lengthways and remove the seeds with a melon baller. Use a small, sharp knife to neatly remove the hard core leading to the stem.

2. 2

   Put the pear, cut side down, in a small saucepan with the orange juice, cover and bring to simmering point then cook gently for 8-10 minutes, just until tender, turning the halves over after 5 mins and spooning some of the juice over them.

3. 3

   Leave to cool in the juice. Peel the mandarin, divide into segments and remove the membrane covering each segment.

4. 4

   Put pear half in each bowl and spoon pan juices over. arrange mandarin segments around and decorate with a mint sprig.

5. 5

   Serve chilled or at room temperature.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.